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There are certain traditional as well as religious significances of this festival listed below.

Social Bonding: 🤝 Eid-ul-Fitr promotes social bonding because at the occasion of this religious festival, people pray together and they pray to Allah Almighty for the prosperity and well-being of the whole society. Moreover, after praying, they hug each other with love and devotion, which promotes social bonding among people.

Brotherhoodness: ❤️ This festival also promotes brotherhood. Hugging with each other and praying for each other not only builds strong social bonding, but it also promotes brotherhood, which eliminates hate and anger from society.

Sharing Thoughts: 💬 Many people never get the opportunity to sit with their families all year because of their daily life activities. But on the occasion of this festival, they take an opportunity to sit close to each other and they share beautiful moments of life, as well as discuss problems with each other and give their solutions. In my society, this frequently happens on the arrival of each year of this festival, which promotes love and sympathy.

Harmony: ☮️ Harmony presents singularity among the people and uniqueness in their thoughts. This blessed festival has a great deal in building harmony among the whole society. Muslims pray at the same site, they raise their hand for the same social issue, and they request Allah Almighty to solve the problem. They hug each other and they distribute delicious foods in the town, which is the biggest example of harmony provided by the people on the arrival of this festival.

Economic Prosperity & Sympathy: 💰 Economic imbalance exists in almost every society in the world. To eliminate this difference, this festival gives a lot of cultural and traditional opportunities. This festival makes the people responsible for giving charity some amount before praying the EID prayer, and people follow this order. They give charity to the people. And in this regard, in the heart of a poor person, there builds a sympathy and love for the rich. Similarly, in the heart of a rich person, this festival builds sympathy for the poor.

Ethical & Moral Living: 🌟 Summarizing all above benefits, this festival builds ethical character and moral values for a Muslim enjoying this festival, which is the biggest cultural and traditional benefits for the society of Pakistan.

Let's break down some further religious significance of this sacred festival in Islam.

Eid-ul-Fitr always comes at the end of the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a month in which Muslims struggle and suffer to fulfill Allah's orders to fulfill. Ramadan's month feels the Muslim; real meaning of his life. It is said that the month of Ramadan is like living life in the world, and the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr is like Jannah in the end.

A quotation is narrated in this regard: Spend your life according to Ramadan, your end day (Aakhrat) will be like Jannah (Jannat). Therefore, this festival carries religious importance in this regard that it builds a connection between muslims' this life and the feelings of the day of judgement.

Praying five times a day in the month of Ramadan and in addition to saying the prayer of tarawih builds a strong connection with worship of Allah, and in Islam, it is said that worship of Allah builds strong character.

Moreover, the meaning of Fast in Arabic is staying away from evil for Allah. Therefore, a Muslim keeps himself away from any evil, major or minor. This builds a stronger character for the whole month and becomes a habit for the next whole year.

This festival is celebrated uniquely, in a way that provides more pleasure and happiness than any other local or Islamic festival. The celebrations and foods are given below.

Following is a list of some important steps/activities to be done in this regard.

Sightening of Moon of Shawal: The moments of this festival begin when the moon of the Islamic month Shawal is seen in the sky, one night before this festival. The National Moon Committee announces moon tightening and announces the festival's date. People pray to Allah Almighty, so this month's celebrations begin.

Giving Zakat-ul-Fitr: Zakat-ul-Fitr is one of the most important charities that is the responsibility of each Muslim having the means to pay to poor and needy persons. Most of the people pay it in the month of Ramadan during fasting, but some people pay it after the moon sighting. It must be paid before saying the prayer of Eid-ul-Fitr among needy Muslims who don't have definite sources.

Praying Special Eid Prayers: Special Eid prayer is performed in this regard. Islam is a religion that orders its followers to spend their moments of pleasure in saying prayers along with halal pleasant activities. Muslims perform the prayer of Eid.

Visiting Family & Friends: People visit family and friends to say them Eid-Mubarak and in this regard, they hug each other and share their thoughts. They pass gifts.

There is no special food linked with this festival in light of Islamic orders, as:
Anas ibn Malik (RA) reported: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not go out in the morning of Eid al-Fitr until he had eaten some dates, and he would eat an odd number of them."
(Sahih al-Bukhari 953)

But, on the occasion of this festival, people like to cook and eat:

• Sheer Khurma
• Ma'amoul
• Biryani
• Luqaimat
• Kebabs and Grilled Meats
• Stuffed Grape Leaves
• Baklava
• Harees
• Falooda
• Samosas

Besides them, the most delicious food cooked and shared with the whole community is some sweets or dishes consisting of sweets.